Qin Zhen smiled disapplausively: "You are right, I am a dignified martial king, who would believe that I am a flower thief?" ”

Zhou Qingqing looked at the lotus petal orchid in his hand: "Let's take it back and plant it in the soil quickly, don't let such a rare flower die." ”

Qin Zhen nodded, and the two of them hugged an orchid and hurried back to the palace. When he arrived at the palace, Qin Zhen handed over the lotus petal orchid to Zhou Qingqing to hold, took a small shovel himself, found a piece of fertile soil in the yard, and planted the poor orchid.

Zhou Qingqing looked at the lotus petal orchid standing alone, only leaves and buds, and was tossed all the way by them, a little wilted, she smiled: "If we don't plant this orchid, it's really a tyrannical thing." ”

Qin Zhen said: "If you have a heart, you have a spirit, I don't believe that you can grow well in the garden of the national teacher, and you can't survive in our courtyard." ”

Zhou Qingqing smiled: "Don't talk big, let's talk about it tonight." ”

At this moment, both of them were squatting on the ground, Qin Zhen looked up, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and suddenly reached out coldly and pinched her face. He had the soil that had just been planted on his hands, Zhou Qingqing screamed, and he had already run away with a smile.

Zhou Qingqing wiped his face, saw the dirt between his fingers, and was annoyed to chase him. The two of them chased me in the courtyard, and after chasing him for a while, Zhou Qingqing finally caught him.

Qin Zhen deliberately let her, allowing her to rub the mud on his face in her hand successfully. The two of them became flowery for a while, and they were making a lot of noise, when the voice of the housekeeper came from outside: "Lord, the palace has issued a decree, the emperor has summoned you to the palace, and there is something important to discuss." ”

The housekeeper didn't dare to look up when he saw the two hugging each other, and stayed at the courtyard gate honestly. Qin Zhen wiped his face and said with a smile: "Okay, you go and talk back, I'll go right away." ”

Qin Zhen instructed Mi Zhu to bring water, and the two of them washed their faces with a basin of water. Zhou Qingqing asked curiously: "Why did the emperor summon you into the palace so urgently?" ”

Qin Zhen shook his head: "I don't know, don't have anything to do with Beizhao." He wiped his hands dry and touched her white face, "After messing around outside for a day today, you must be tired, so you don't have to wait for me to go to bed early." ”

Zhou Qingqing nodded: "You also come back early, don't toss too late, the injury is just right, you still have to take care of it." ”

Qin Zhen looked at her, smiling but not speaking, and after half a sound, he said unhurriedly: "I'm very happy today." ”

His eyes were burning, and he saw that Zhou Qingqing's heartbeat was inexplicably faster, and her ears were also hot, in order to hide this discomfort, she smiled and said, "You go quickly, be careful that the emperor is in a hurry." ”

Qin Zhen took a deep look at her, chuckled, walked to the door, turned back again, leaned over and kissed her on the forehead: "We made a bet!" ”

Although such intimacy is already commonplace for the two. But today's faint kiss doesn't seem so ordinary. Zhou Qingqing blushed and muttered, "What are you betting on?" ”

Qin Zhen smiled: "I bet that lotus petal orchid will bloom within three days." ”

Zhou Qingqing met his eyes and nodded: "Okay." ”

Qin Zhen hooked his lips and chuckled: "If I win, do you know what I want?" ”

Zhou Qingqing blushed, stiffened his neck and said, "Then you have to win." ”

Qin Zhen laughed loudly, and said loudly as he walked out: "I'll order a candle in three days." ”

Zhou Qingqing looked at his back as he went out, and took a sip lightly, and his face became more and more red. Seeing him go away, she walked out of the door and came to the small courtyard, looking at the lotus petal orchid that had just been planted, it seemed to be much more alive than before.

After making crazy fuss outside all day, the sky was about to get dark, and Zhou Qingqing was very sleepy, and he didn't wait for Qin Zhen to come back like in the past. When he had finished washing, he fell into bed and fell into a deep sleep.

She slept very deeply, and she didn't feel it at all when Qin Zhen came back, and she didn't wake up until the next day, when Bihe came to call her.

Qin Zhen was already practicing his sword outside. Zhou Qingqing was dressed neatly, remembered the lotus petal orchid in the yard, and hurriedly went out to see it. Before he walked to the lotus, Qin Zhen, who had collected the sword, had already smiled and said, "Don't look at it, that flower has been stained with dew overnight and looks very good." ”

Zhou Qingqing leaned over and looked, it was really as he said, a few leaves were delicate and dripping, and the two flower buds were waiting to be released, and there was no trace of the wilting when they were just planted yesterday.

She pursed her lips and whispered, "That doesn't necessarily mean that it will bloom in three days." ”

Qin Zhen smiled: "I have never lost a bet, not to mention that the matter is big, and God will definitely be on my side." ”

Zhou Qingqing listened to it funny, and looked at the orchid again, although he didn't want to get his wish, but he was reluctant to die of such a rare flower, which was really a little tangled.

She thought for a while, stood up and asked, "When did the prince come back last night, I don't know?" ”

Qin Zhen smiled and pinched her cheek: "I went back to the house before the second watch, but someone slept like a pig early." ”

Zhou Qingqing glared at him, and then asked, "What did the emperor tell you to do?" Is there a big thing? ”

Qin Zhen was a little straight: "There are indeed some serious things that have happened, and it is your Southern Zhou matter." ”

Zhou Qingqing frowned: "Southern Zhou? ”

Qin Zhen nodded: "Zhou Li, the king of Yan in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, supported the army and stood on his own, cut off relations with the Southern Zhou court, and was already established and proclaimed emperor two days ago. ”

Zhou Qingqing didn't care, and only laughed: "King Yan originally had a heavy army and refused to serve the court for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that he was a member of the royal family, I'm afraid Zhou Li would have established himself as the emperor a long time ago." She thought for a moment and asked, "This is Nan Zhou's own business, what does it have to do with Western Qin?" ”

Qin Zhen nodded: "Originally, it didn't matter, but the Southern Zhou court wrote a letter to ask us for help from Western Qin, and now that the two countries are married, we can't sit idly by." ”

Zhou Qingqing sneered: "I can't manage my own family's affairs, and I have to be managed by others, it's really a big Tang in the world." ”

Qin Zhou smiled: "I know you are dissatisfied with your emperor, but this matter is not so simple. Even if we don't want to care, I'm afraid we can't. ”

Zhou Qingqing looked at him suspiciously: "What are you talking about?" ”

Qin Zhen said: "Yanbei is Northern Zhao, now Zhou Li is the country, this so-called Yan State is convenient for Northern Zhao to intersect, if Northern Zhao and Yan Alliance Southern Expedition, Southern Zhou will definitely be in danger." Nan Zhou fell, and Xi Qin was their next target. ”

Zhou Qingqing thought for a while: "Why do you think that Northern Zhao will form an alliance with Yan State?" Maybe Beizhao will take the opportunity to swallow Yan Guo? ”

Qin Zhen nodded: "This is not impossible, if it is annexed to the Yan State, it is actually the territory of the Southern Zhou Dynasty that is annexed, no matter what, the King of Yan is independent, which is an opportunity for Northern Zhao to go south." We in Xiqin can't sit idly by. ”

Zhou Qingqing thought for a while: "What can Xi Qin do now?" ”

Qin Zhen: "Wait! ”

"Wait?"

Qin Zhen nodded: "Wait for Bei Zhao to make a move, and then we will wait for the opportunity to move." ”

Zhou Qingqing sighed faintly: "I don't know when this world will be stable, I just beat Beizhao, and the king of Yan is in trouble again, which is really not good." ”

Qin Zhen smiled: "Don't worry, even if the world is in chaos, my palace will give you peace, you just need to eat and drink." ”

The corners of Zhou Qingqing's mouth were hooked, and his eyebrows and eyes were crooked and he smiled: "The prince really won't take me to the war camp in the future?" ”

Qin Zhen said seriously: "I didn't think it through before, so I made you suffer, after all, you are a woman, and it is unreasonable to take you to the war camp." Last time, I was a little selfish, and I wanted Nie Jin to give me a hand, so I brought you along. ”

Zhou Qingqing listened to him seriously, and he didn't want to joke anymore, so he was a little serious: "Actually, it's not that I don't want to go to war with you, but I'll tell you, I'm a woman, it's inconvenient to go to the war camp, and I may drag you back." Therefore, I would like to wait in the house for your triumphant return. ”

Qin Zhen laughed: "I believe you." ”

Although the self-reliance of Zhou Li, the king of Yan, affected the situation in the world. But after Qin Zhen talked to Zhou Qingqing about the pros and cons, he didn't seem to take it to heart, and either ran out to find his brothers to drink all day long, or dragged Zhou Qingqing to play in Xijing. Life is much more leisurely than before.

Of course, I didn't forget to carefully water the budding lotus petal orchid. When he got up two mornings in a row, Zhou Qingqing must have seen him squatting in front of the orchid, muttering something to himself.

On the third day, Zhou Qingqing couldn't help it, walked over and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?" ”

Qin Zhen put his fingers in front of his lips and made a silent gesture, and whispered: "I'm talking to the orchid fairy, let her bloom within three days, if it is as I wish, I will provide for her." ”

Zhou Qingqing smiled: "If it's not as you wish!" ”

Qin Zhen smiled: "I pulled her out and fed her to the rabbits in the east kitchen." ”

Zhou Qingqing sneered: "I didn't expect the prince to be so childlike." ”

Qin Zhen turned his head half-squatting and turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile: "The orchid fairy promised me, saying that it will definitely bloom before the second watch tonight." ”

Zhou Qingqing glanced at the flower bones, and said a little gloatingly: "I think this orchid fairy of yours is lying to you!" ”

Qin Zhen didn't think so: "Today's second watch, you will know if the orchid fairy lied to me." ”

The two were talking and laughing, and a person hurriedly came from outside, it was Feng Xiao.

"Lord Wang, after receiving news from the spies, Bei Zhao and Yan Guo fought."

Qin Zhen was slightly stunned, and laughed again: "It seems that Northern Zhao can't hold it back, according to the situation, if it succeeds in annexing Yandi, it will be directly the enemy of Southern Zhou, and we can also start to prepare." ”

Feng Xiao asked tentatively: "Is the prince planning to join forces with Southern Zhou?" ”

Qin Zhen smiled: "If Western Qin doesn't make a move, with the current strength of Southern Zhou, it will definitely be in the bag of Northern Zhao." Northern Zhao swallowed Southern Zhou, and our Western Qin will not be better. He waved his hand, "No matter!" Anyway, I'm going to wait for my flowers to bloom today. ”

Feng Xiao didn't know, so he sighed.

Qin Zhen said with a smile: "If you have any news, you should report it in time, I will wait in the mansion today for my lotus petal orchid to bloom." ”

Feng Xiao looked behind him, saw the budding orchid, and said, "This flower is very strange, where did the prince get it?" After that, he frowned, and said with a smile, "I heard that a rare orchid was stolen from the National Teacher's Mansion the day before yesterday, could it be this one?" ”

Qin Zhen raised his eyebrows and smiled: "What do you say?" ”

Feng Xiao shook his head with a smile and hugged his fists and said: "Then the prince will wait for the flowers to bloom, and his subordinates will leave, and report back when there is news." ”

After speaking, his gaze stayed on the red-faced Zhou Qingqing for a moment, and turned to leave.

When he left the courtyard, Zhou Qingqing said angrily: "Can't you stop talking nonsense?" ”

Qin Zhen looked innocent: "When did I talk nonsense?" I really plan to wait for this flower to bloom today, and not go anywhere, do nothing. After saying that, he also called the maid loudly, and asked him to bring him a chair, and the old god sat down on the edge of the orchid on the ground.